Students must complete all of their allocated placement time before they can qualify and are therefore expected to make up any time lost through absence.
Annual leave is pre-set at the start of the programme. Students are not allowed to make arrangements with individual placement areas to exchange placement time with annual leave time or vice versa.
Students are not entitled to Bank Holiday leave entitlement. If a student works a Bank Holiday they do not receive a day off in lieu. Students are expected to work Bank Holidays if they fall on an allocated placement day. Bank Holidays are within the students’ allocation of leave (holidays). Any student allocated to a placement that does not open on Bank Holidays will be expected to undertake reflective activity agreed with their supervisor.
If a student experiences distressing personal circumstances during practice, they should be allowed to leave practice and contact their personal academic tutor to seek appropriate support. Compassionate leave may be arranged following contact.
Student absence is monitored and a period of more than 2 weeks away from placement may affect the assessment process and must be discussed with personal tutor / placement lead.